Travelers Review: 6 Reasons You Should Book With EasyJet

Traveling on low-cost carriers is no longer looked down upon, especially when it’s one like EasyJet. The 1995-founded company has transformed into one of the most popular low-cost airlines in Europe, and it’s easy to see why. Not only does it offer flights to more than 100 destinations in the Middle East, North Africa, and Europe, but it now also offers packaged holidays, car rentals and transfers, and even accommodations. In fact, when you book with EasyJet, you get excellent value, whether it’s flights or complete holiday packages. Moreover, we love the flexibility the brand offers, from letting us customize our holiday packages to paying in a way that suits us.

Plus, we loved the selection of destinations on their website, which included everything from much-loved and popular destinations to unique and offbeat ones. Now that’s what we travelers like, don’t we? To that end, here’s a detailed review of why you should be scheduling and reserving holidays with EasyJet.

An impressive app

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EasyJet‘s mission is to take them with you wherever you’re going, and that’s why they launched their nifty mobile application. But there’s more to that; way back in 2019, the app launched an interesting function, which was voice flight bookings. So, all we needed to do was speak our destination, departure city, and travel dates into the microphone of our phone, and voilà, the app pulled up all available flight combinations. This is in addition to the app’s already existing “app’s “Book with Instagram” feature that was already available, which we’ll outline in detail below.

But that’s not all. The app has a whole boatload of amazing features, including a passport scanning feature for easy and quick check-in, tracking our flight’s real-time location with a “flight tracker.” This is apart from mobile boarding passes and an EasyJet manage your bookings section, which is also something that the app allowed us to do.

Look and Book

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In the last few years, Instagram has completely changed the way we look at and for holidays. Whether it’s browsing travel-related hashtags, influencer accounts, or friends’ photos, it’s a major source of travel inspiration. If you’ve ever wanted to go to a particular place by just looking at a gorgeous photograph on social media, EasyJet’s “Look & Book” feature is the one for you. Basically, this feature on EasyJet’s mobile app uses AI to detect the location of a specific photo on a post. So, we can simply upload the screen grab of the photo, and the app will not only tell you where it is but also pull up a wide range of available flight options to the airport nearest to the photo! For best results, the brand recommends using Instagram screenshots.

This breakthrough innovation is genuinely useful and makes the booking experience much more fun and simpler to use. The idea is simple; many steps are required between looking at a photograph and booking a trip. This starts from figuring out where it is and what the nearest airports are to checking which airlines will possibly fly there and, that too, where they fly out from near you. EasyJet speeds up the process immensely and makes it a lot more seamless.

Inspire Me tool

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There might be times when you know that you want to travel but are unsure exactly where to go, right? That’s where EasyJet’s “Inspire Me” tool comes in. The section gives us the option to choose and narrow down our choice of trips on a map using many factors, such as style of vacation, like a beach or romantic one, budget, or destination or departure point. Basically, EasyJet has a template that asks you to choose or reset your selections. These include the starting point of your journey, that is, where you want to fly from.

Secondly, it asks whether you want a one-way trip, a weekend, or an extended one for one or two weeks. At the same time, it also asks when exactly you’re planning the trip for, i.e. what dates. If you don’t know the dates yet, choose anytime. Next comes the budget, which allows travelers to enter a specific amount or keep the selection as “I don’t mind.” Finally, it asks for the kind of trip one is looking for, such as family holidays, solo trips, foodie journeys, Instagram hotspots, snowy, sun-kissed, or even close-to-home ones.

After you make all your selections, EasyJet will show you all possible destinations in the form of a grid or a map, as you can see below. Plus, it even shows you the number of destinations, in case you want more or fewer options. How cool is that!

Hassle-free Cancellation Policy

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One reason travelers like booking via EasyJet is its flexible cancellation policy. Let’s explore what makes this policy so hassle-free.

Standard fare

• EasyJet will grant you a full refund if you cancel the flight ticket within 24 hours of booking. They won’t issue any refund if you cancel more than 24 hours after booking, but there are other options for the same, like changing your flight and paying the difference as opposed to an outright cancellation.
• If you canceled the flight due to a case of serious illness, you must submit a “Medical Declaration Document to start the cancellation process. Any vouchers/credits provided as a refund can be used within six months. The same goes for any serious family issues, including bereavement.
• In cases where EasyJet cancels the flight, travelers have the option of either opting for a refund or requesting a booking on another available flight at no additional cost. Plus, you can cancel your ticket at no additional cost if the flight gets delayed more than three hours due to reasons beyond anybody’s control.

Special fares

• Those with “Flexi Fare” tickets can cancel their flight tickets up to two hours before the flight’s departure without having to pay extra or incur any charges.
• Those who are EasyJet Plus members and have a valid reason for canceling can do so up to one hour before the flight’s departure.

Overall, EasyJet charges a GBP 49 cancellation fee when you cancel the ticket more than 24 hours after making an online booking. The same fee is GBP 55 for a booking made offline, such as over the phone or in person.

Great offers and flexibility

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We love that EasyJet offers a wide range of excellent options for all kinds of travelers looking for all kinds of holidays. For instance, they offer free child places on specific vacations, so families can book their annual family holiday for less. Are you traveling solo? EasyJet has your back! Solo travelers can get as much as a GBP 50 discount on solo holidays more than GBP 800. And, of course, there are single parents who travel with their children, right? Single parents or one-adult families get discounts where they can save up to as much as GBP 100 on their getaways.

What we also love about EasyJet is that it offers the ultimate flexibility, from giving travelers the freedom to make changes to their itineraries to letting them pay in a way that suits them. For one, they have a low deposit and offer multiple ways of payment. Secondly, they allow travelers to change their itineraries online with low fees up to as many as 28 days before they travel. Not only that, but they also have a refund guarantee for plans changing up to 60 days before the travel schedule, and they offer the best price guarantee, too.

A Well-Rounded Travel Booking Experience

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Last but not least, we love that EasyJet offers not just fantastic flight options but also a whole lot of extras such as travel insurance, care hire, hotels, and more. While it’s always great to check prices elsewhere before booking, EasyJet’s prices are excellent. Also, managing and editing bookings, adding travel support services or sports equipment, booking transfers, and even adding luggage is very easy. Moreover, the EasyJet holiday packages offer excellent value, are ATOL and ABTA-protected, and include everything from return flights and hotels to a 51 lbs (23kg bag) each. That, when combined with the many holiday deals and the sheer number of options that the travel brand offers, is what makes booking with EasyJet such a well-rounded travel experience. In fact, that’s not all; EasyJet even offers travel insurance!

Can I get my money back instead of a travel voucher?

No, EasyJet provides vouchers/credits rather than cash refunds. These are credited to your account and can be redeemed for future flight bookings.

What is EasyJet’s best price guarantee?

EasyJet is so confident in its great package holidays that if travelers find the same holiday packages cheaper elsewhere within 24 hours of an EasyJet booking, they’we’ll ‘ll beat it. Plus, they even give travelers an additional GBP 5/person discount, excluding free children and infants.

How do I add special assistance to my booking?

EasyJet has a dedicated team to help organize this for travelers. Also, the earlier you let them know about the add-ons, the better, as it could take some time to organize.

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